@article{Endang_Adam Mardiana_Irawaty Djais_Sigit Nardiatmo_Wahyu Putri_2022, title={Z Plasty – An Aesthetic Surgery for Aberrant Labial Frenum: A Case Report}, volume={2}, url={https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Medicine/article/view/10845}, DOI={10.18502/kme.v2i1.10845}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> Aberrant labial frenum can cause central diastema, gingival recession and affect aesthetic appearance. Several techniques are available for removing the attachment of an abnormal frenulum. Z-plasty is a surgical technique used for thick and wide hypertrophy frenum associated with central diastema and short vestibule.</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To discuss the Z-plasty technique for aberrant labial frenum.</p> <p><strong>Case Report:</strong> A 23-year-old woman was referred to the Periodontia Department of Hasanuddin University Dental Hospital for a frenectomy. Intraoral examination showed a diastema on maxilla centralis incisive and a labial frenulum’s attachment extending to the palatine papilla. The frenectomy procedure was performed using the Z-plasty technique.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Follow-up after one week and one month showed a good healing process with minimal scars and gingival color according to the surrounding tissue.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Z-plasty frenectomy can provide good aesthetic and functional results for removing the attachment of hypertrophy frenum.</p> <p>Keywords: frenectomy, labial frenum, hypertrophy frenum, Z-plasty</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={KnE Medicine}, author={Endang, Sherly and Adam Mardiana, Andi and Irawaty Djais, Arni and Sigit Nardiatmo, SP and Wahyu Putri, Sri}, year={2022}, month={Apr.}, pages={144-150} }